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We sat down and visited with her about a variety of subjects including Climate Change, Health Care, the Death Tax, the EPA and the general political climate in Washington. In handicaping three major political issues of interest to farmers and ranchers- Thatcher sees it as likely the Congress will finish some sort of Health Care Package this year, it is unlikely the same result will happen with Climate Change- it will get pushed off into 2010 or even later. And- Thatcher tells us that we could see fresh legislation this year on Estate Tax Exemptions- setting it at a level around $5 million per person with a stepped up basis.

You can hear our conversation with Mary Kay Thatcher of AFBF from our Podcast section of our website- just lcik on the link below. This podcast is our Ag Perspectives series, where we post to the Internet interviews that we think you will find of interest. These long form interviews can be found by going to our website and clicking on the Listen to RON button on the left hand side of the page.

Click here for our conversation with AFBF's Mary Kay Thatcher.

Spradling won his second two-year term as the president of the state's largest general farm organization. He was first elected to the office in November 2007. The farmer-rancher along with his wife, Lotsee, own and operate the Flying G Ranch near Sand Springs. Cattle and pecans are the primary agricultural enterprises. They also have an equestrian complex for training, riding lessons, boarding and trail rides.
You can read more about Mike's reelection by clicking here.

Three state directors of the general farm organization were also returned to their seats on the Board of Directors. Tom Buchanan of Jackson County, Larry Boggs of Latimer County and Billy Gibson of Pontotoc County won new three-year terms on the state board during district caucuses that were a part of the annual meeting of Oklahoma Farm Bureau in downtown Oklahoma City. You can go to the link below and read more about these farmer leaders- as well as the reelected ladies to the State Woman's Board.

Click here for more on the Incumbent leaders of Farm Bureau winning Reelection on Saturday.

Click on the name of the other honorees for more on their selection as they were spotlghted on Friday night. Muskogee County's Jon and Natalie Leeds were named Oklahoma Farm Bureau YF&R Achievement Award winners Nov. 6th at the 68th annual convention in Oklahoma City. The YF&R Achievement Award honors the state's top young farmer or farm family for their achievements in the farming business and their leadership in the agricultural community.

Steve Sneary of Alva won the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet contest held during the OFB annual convention Nov. 6 in Oklahoma City. The Discussion Meet contest is designed to simulate a committee meeting where discussion and active participation are expected from each participant. This competition is evaluated on an exchange of ideas and information on a specific topic related to agriculture.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau honored Kent Boggs, Executive Director of the Oklahoma FFA, during its 68th annual meeting in Oklahoma City with their Distinguished Service Awards for service to Oklahoma agriculture. Boggs has served agriculture for more than 30 years as an educator and motivator for young people.
Under his leadership, Oklahoma FFA has grown to the fifth largest in the nation with 355 chapters and some 24,000 members.

We have a couple of interviews posted from the night with Dr. Charles Cox, longtime state 4-H leader as well as with Jered Davidson, past President and Hall of Famer for Oklahoma 4-H. Click on their names to listen to our conversation with them- and to learn more about the heritage of Oklahoma 4-H over the past century.

We also have a few additional pictures that we have posted as a group on our website- and you can take a look at them by clicking on the link below. And when OSU's Division of Ag posts the pictures they took- we will give you that link as well- they took a lot more pictures than we did and I know a lot of folks involved with that evening will be excited to see them.

Click here for a few pictures from the Green Tie Gala celebrating 100 years of Oklahoma 4-H

We talked corn and soybeans- and also livestock futures with Mark Gold of Top Third Marketing who was a guest speaker at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau meeting this past Friday in Oklahoma City.

You can hear his comments by following the link below and jumping to the page where we have our audio conversation with him.

Click here to get more with Mark Gold- market analyst featured at this year's Oklahoma Farm Bureau convention.

"I am not sure you can say that September weather was like November but so far it seems that we are having September in November in Oklahoma. After an unusually wet and cold September and October, the weather has finally dried out and warmed up. Much of the state has not yet had a freeze and it appears unlikely to freeze in the next several days. Wheat planting is still behind schedule and some producers are just now finishing up planting, some of which was intended to be planted in September. Overall, wheat stands are highly variable with the wheat that was planted early very big with good stands (except where pests have taken a toll) to just planted or barely emerged wheat.

"This leads to the question of whether it is too late for wheat grazing. The answer will depend to a large extent on producer decisions about whether to harvest grain. In some parts of the state wheat is grown primarily for forage most years and those producers will certainly buy stocker calves for grazing through the end of the year and into January if necessary, depending on when the wheat is ready for grazing. For other producers wheat graze-out is a year by year decision that is sometime not made until late February or early March when first hollow stem stage forces the choice between grain and grazing. However, this year, a late start to winter grazing likely means that some producers will not have enough days to make dual-purpose wheat feasible and the decision to graze now also involves a choice to go ahead plan for graze-out next spring. Some producers may take a bit of a wait and see attitude before deciding to buy stockers. However, the fact that the wheat is finally in the ground and fields and corrals are drying up likely means that stocker buying will pick up from now until Thanksgiving. Moreover, the current state of the wheat (grain) market makes graze-out a definite possibility for some producers."

Read the rest of Dr. Peel's comments by clicking here.

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Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101 mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.